Gentrification of King County, Washington: 2009 & 2017

Gentrification in King County, Washington

To get an index of gentrification we need to combine variables that are correlate with gentrification in order to get a combined index score. In this case, the variables that are correlated with gentrification are Percent of White Population, Percent of Population who are 25 years and older who have a Bachelor’s Degree, Percent of Population who are above the Poverty Income Level, and Percent of Population of Renters. Then we have to standardize the population by getting the z scores for each variable to make the comparable to each other. Then we can add up the z scores for each variable and divide by 4 to get the average z score. This average z score can be used as an Index to measure Gentrification in the King County Tract.

Census Tract Area Value in King County, Washington 2009

Census Tract Area Value in King County, Washington 2017

Change in Census Tract Area Value in King County, Washington 2009 - 2017 (Gentrification)